Articles Vol. 66 No. CĐ8-NCKH 22/08/2025

45. COVID-19 PREVENTION PRACTICES AMONG RESIDENTS IN NHA TRANG, KHANH HOA PROVINCE IN 2022

Nguyen Thị Minh Trang1,2, Nguyen Le Quoc Vuong3,4, Vo Tran Trong Binh1,2, Nguyen Thi Thu An1,2
1 University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh city
2 Đại học Y Dược thành phố Hồ Chí Minh
3 District 8 Medical Center, Ho Chi Minh city
4 Trung tâm Y tế Quận 8, thành phố Hồ Chí Minh
Corresponding author: ntmtrangytcc@ump.edu.vn
DOI: 10.52163/yhc.v66iCD8.2591
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Practice COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 Khanh Hoa disease prevention.
Abstract

Objective: This study was conducted to investigate COVID-19 prevention practices among residents in Nha Trang city, Khanh Hoa province, in 2022.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was implemented, collecting data from 538 residents through face-to-face interviews on COVID-19 prevention practices.

Results: 79.2% of participants demonstrated adequate overall COVID-19 prevention practices. Specifically, the compliance rates for adaptive prevention measures and consistent preventive behaviors were 66% and 83.5%, respectively. Factors significantly associated with proper COVID-19 prevention practices included ethnicity, household living arrangements, number of COVID-19 vaccine doses received, and attitudes toward pandemic prevention.

Conclusion: To enhance COVID-19 prevention efficacy in Nha Trang, local health authorities should target communication campaigns toward ethnic minorities and multi-generational households, promote full and booster vaccination coverage, implement behavioral change programs to foster positive attitudes, and establish periodic epidemic surveillance process.

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